Study shows credits' worth

11:52 PM,
Mar. 21, 2014

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Next week will be the last chance for lawmakers to perform a parliamentary miracle and resurrect legislation to extend a key deadline related to Mississippi's historic tax credit program.

I wrote a story last week about a looming deadline for projects to qualify for the credits. The gist of it is the tax credit, which allows developers of buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places to recoup 25 percent of their investment, will expire Dec. 31 unless lawmakers act.

People whose living is directly or indirectly connected to projects and whose finances depend on the credits are ...